Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-02

wha, sre the Tendencies Of . widening Edu-
cation IN Art Industries:

Wha, are the Tendencies Of . widening Edu-
cation IN Art Industries:
From the Phiiadc phia Ledger.
The love Of pretty things grows by what II
feeds on. Twenty years ago It wss - i'm.
possible to buy most Of these pieces OF lux.
ury aad prettiness that we have now - 1t 10
next to impossible for the full purse, or even
the slender one, to-day to pass by them
without paying. You can hardly count the
counters devoted to brio a.brac In any great
city; the store-houses Of hangings, rugs,
china, pictures, decorative objects are N
bewildering In the q uaker city as at Worlds
Fair exhibition. The school children are
taught to make pretty objects, graceful
forms the older children go on as special
students in decorative tradeA What will 1t
all come toT A nation Of artists certainly
but at the same time, does not modern en-.
joyment in display OF luxurious objects de.
velOp mad extravagance3 Nobody, that
Is, no lover, need sing to his fair nowadays
"And ye shall walk in silk attire, " - .
tempting bait because, whether she works
| in the kitchen or the studio, she Is certain
| to have her own silks alresdy-more Ger.
tain In the former, indeed, than In the lat
l ter occupation. Does developed taste tend L
went on to promise that she should, sf1l
| all had fine gowns to walk in, " An sillel
hse to spare. " The silver is not spared. Th'
delightful passion Of buying, buying, grow
/ ana strOnXtnens WIN oaCn II0Sn tonpt1tloA
in the windows rare shows Shop Window
in Philadelphia by the way, are more sttrsc
| tive than in any other city. Where else II
| the world are such pictures found 1t is Rooe
| for trade and 1t is good for the homes {,
/ have some house spirit at work beautiIyini
and refining the interior even Of the hum
blest little place Beautiful, harmoniou
colors are usually Is inexpensive - ugly
glsring ones. American eyes are certainl,
| being educated to beauty, but where shall
| the stopping point be in the shopping point
The man Cor womsp) OF taste, in place o
wanting little here below, now wants nearl!
| everything he sees-ail that charms III
eye Both can scarcely deny themselves
| beautiful object Possession IL added to pos
| session until the house is pack ed too full !
Is the same with cheap IS with costly pur
| chases When the potato-mashe 10 gilded
| hang upon the wall, somebody has lest he
senses. She has also thrown away the fev
dimes that such work has cost And her
comes IN the Gravest objection. Prettiness
, all very we'll color and good form In . room
| are just rs necessary to trained senses q
light aud air. 1t has not taken long to teac
/ the quick-wit;ed American that even
| japanese fan as screen against Q gas Jet O
kerosene lamp shade softens the light an,
makes the room more agreeable for tn
| takers The educated eye IL Q great gift
| because 1t will not rest content in ugly o
| squalid surrounding. 1t will work, guild
ing the fingers say ten hours day for preti,
things about The sweet peas On the fence
the geranium on the border, even the ham
bag cottons" covering the hair cushion Lnek
ing good bit of color against grsy wall
| these take but little cash. The other retine>
sense that Graves to have some sweet bria
fragrance come in by tie kitchen window, o
! | thai brings home TIE bunch OF lavender @
} these smsl! things ministers to pleasures {
I l puIe uuality,